By Sarah Klein Manitoba veterans who ride motorcycles will soon be able to show their sacrifice on new specially designed licence plates. Similar to the veteran plates available for passenger vehicles, the four-digit motorcycle plates will include the symbolic red...
The city's public libraries will be open on November 12, the day following Remembrance Day. Usually when the 11th falls on a Sunday, local library branches have been closed the following day. Sir William Stephenson Library will be closed on Monday, per their regular...
By Sarah Klein Canadian Blood Services will be setup at the Winnipeg Convention Centre today to commemorate the long standing history with the Canadian Forces. Approximately 145 blood donations will be collected in the city to honour Canada's troops this Remembrance...
Canadians will honour men and women who served their country on Friday by attending Remembrance Day ceremonies nationwide. In Winnipeg, more than a dozen individual services are planned. The largest will be held at the Winnipeg Convention Centre beginning at 10:15...
If a trip south of the border this long weekend is on your agenda, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is reminding travellers to plan ahead. As many Manitobans head to the United States for some early Christmas shopping, or just for some relaxation, the CBSA is...
By Tyler Sutherland As part of Remembrance Week, Brookside Cemetery will offer guided tours of its Field of Honour on Thursday, which is the final resting place for more than 10,000 war veterans. The tour -- beginning at 10 a.m. -- is open to the public and will last...
Manitobans paused Thursday to remember the fallen men and women who sacrificed their lives for the freedom we have today. Across the city, Remembrance Day ceremonies took place, including the largest at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, which drew in an estimated 5,000...
Reports circulating Thursday suggested certain HBC stores in Winnipeg were frowning on employees wearing poppies as a symbol of Remembrance Day. An e-mail to ChrisD.ca claimed employees at The Bay at Polo Park and St. Vital Shopping Centres were told they could not...
By Brian Schultz If a Remembrance Day service isn't on your schedule for Thursday, the Manitoba Museum is honouring veterans with a historical artifacts display. The museum will be open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to educate visitors on Manitobans who fought in the Second...
One of Canada's largest military interment sites will be providing public tours for the fourth year in a row. Brookside Cemetery is the resting place for Veterans, Peacekeepers, Merchant Marines and military service men and women from World Wars I and II, as well as...
Canadian veterans marched down Portage Avenue on Wednesday from Bruce Park as part of a Remembrance Day ceremony. Watch: ChrisD.ca video/Marc Evans
